Collection: Local Book

In-depth considerations & study of most implications around the construction & operation of a second major airport for Sydney at Badgerys Creek

Background to making decision on site of Second Sydney Airport

Forecasts of aviation activity for the Sydney basin forming the basis for detailed forecasts which will be used in the Master Planning studies and for input to the Environmental Impact Statement being prepared.

Planning and design study undertaken for the alternative airport sites (Badgerys Creek and Holsworthy) to provide input to the EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) process.

Badgerys Creek and Holsworthy sites are examined as part of the planning for the second Sydney airport, now based on considering a major international and domestic airport with a site large enough to allow for further expansion if required.

Airport Proposals for Badgerys Creek and Holsworthy along implementation programsand cost estimates for each option ; long-term planning and main differences in construction between both sites.

History behind the various sites put forward as possible airport locations, their economis and social impacts

Summary of draft EIS looking at only the Badgerys Creek site

A detailed and comprehensive report explaining how the two locations under consideration for the proposed second Sydney airport (Badgerys Creek and Wilton) were selected and what could be expected from an airport at either of them.

This book traces the history of Sydney through stone and its stone buildings and structures